The Wishing Fish
H. Q. Mitchell - Marileni Malkogianni
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The Wishing Fish
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H. Q. Mitchell - Marileni Malkogianni

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ISBN: 978-960-379-677-0 (with CD-ROM)
ISBN: 978-960-379-678-7 (without CD-ROM) 		C1912004042-17001
Contents
  1. Part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 7
  2. Activity Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 9
  3. Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 13
  4. Activity Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 - 15
  5. Part 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 - 19
  6. Activity Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 - 21
  7. Part 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 - 25
  8. Activity Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 - 27
  9. Part 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 - 31
  10. Activity Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 - 33
  11. Part 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 - 35
  12. Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
  13. Activity Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
  14. Word List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 - 40

Once, long ago, there lived a boy called Omar. He lived with his parents and brothers in a small house in a small village. Omar's parents worked very hard and so did his brothers, but Omar was very, very lazy. He hated working. He always forgot to feed the chickens, he hated planting vegetables and he never helped his parents.
Omar: Hmm, I think I'm going to take a little nap under that tree…

When Omar turned twelve years old, his father told him that it was time he helped his brothers look after the sheep. Omar's family had many sheep and his brothers were good shepherds.
Karim: You are old enough to help your brothers now. You must take good care of the sheep. Do not disappoint me.
Omar: I'll do my best, Father.

But Omar wasn't a very good shepherd at all. Many of his sheep wandered off and his brothers did most of the work.
Omar: I'm tired. I think I'm going to sit here for a while. Those silly sheep can look after themselves…

Omar's father was very angry…
Karim: Omar! You are a very lazy boy! Hassim, the sheepdog, is a better shepherd than you are!
Omar: I'm sorry, Father. I'll try to do better…
Karim: That's what you always say, Omar!

Activity Page
1
Look and say.
2
Look at the picture and use the notes to write sentences.

1. Omar/be/very lazy .

2. He/hate/working .

3. He/not be/good shepherd/at all .

4. Many of/sheep/wander off .

Activity Page
3
Help Omar’s brothers find their sheep. Then color the picture.
4
Read and check a or b.

1. Omar lived with his parents and brothers in a ___________________________ house.
a. big b. small

2. Omar’s brothers ___________________________ very hard.
a. worked b. didn’t work

3. Omar ___________________________ forgot to feed the chickens.
a. always b. never

4. Omar ___________________________ planting vegetables.
a. liked b. hated

5. Omar was___________________________ years old when he started looking after the sheep.
a. twelve b. ten

One sunny day, Omar went to the market. Omar's mother gave him money to buy fruit and vegetables.
Mother: Now, Omar, this money is for food. Don't buy anything else with it.
Omar: No, mother, I won't.

Omar loved going to the market. There were so many interesting things to buy like spices, fruit, vegetables and delicious breads. There were also many interesting people at the market like snake-charmers and magicians…
Omar: Oh look at that! And that! Hmmm, I wonder what that strange man is doing there…

Omar saw a tall man dressed in black clothes. The man was selling fishing poles. Omar walked up to the man.
Man: Hello, young man. Would you like a fishing pole?
Omar: Uh, no thank you. I don't like fishing; it's even more boring than looking after sheep.

Man: Ah, but this is a magic fishing pole. If you fish with this pole, you might catch a special fish called a Wishing Fish. Wishing Fish make people's wishes come true.
Omar: Really? Wow! I want one! But wait, Mother gave me money to buy fruit and vegetables… Oh, never mind. Here, give me a fishing pole!

Activity Page
1
Look and say.
2
Who says what? Match and then color.
Activity Page
3
Look at the pictures and complete.

One (1) day, Omar’s (2) gave him (3) to go to the (4) and buy (5) and (6) . There, (7) saw many interesting people, like (8) and (9) Then, he saw a tall man dressed in (10) clothes. He was selling (11) .

4
Look at the pictures, read the sentences and correct them.

Omar’s mother gave him money to buy a fishing pole.

Omar saw a strange tall man dressed in blue clothes. The man was a magician.

When Omar returned from the market, he showed his fishing pole to his mother.
Omar: Look, mother! It's a magic fishing pole and it…
Mother: Oh, Omar, stop it! You never do what I tell you! I'm very disappointed in you! Stop talking and go to your room!

The next day, Omar went to the river to try his fishing pole. He wanted to show his mother he was right. He waited and waited and waited. Then, suddenly, he felt something pulling on the line. He tried to pull the fish out of the water…
Omar: Urgh! What a big fish! We are going to have a wonderful dinner tonight. Mother will be very happy for me!

But the fish wasn't an ordinary fish… Omar caught a Wishing Fish!
Wishing Fish: Please, please let me go and I will make your wish come true! Anything you want!
Omar: Wow! Anything?

Omar thought about his wish…
Omar: Make all the sheep disappear and I'll never have to work again!
Wishing Fish: Your wish is granted...
And, with that, the Wishing Fish disappeared into the water...

Activity Page
1
Look and say.
2
Check correct words.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
Activity Page
3
Read the sentences and write "t" for True and "f" for False.
1. Omar's mother was very disappointed in him.
2. Omar went to the river the same day to try his fishing pole.
3. Omar caught only a Wishing Fish.
4. The Wishing Fish was very big.
5. The Wishing Fish was an ordinary fish.
6. When Omar let the Wishing Fish go, it disappeared into the water.
4
Which of the fish is the Wishing Fish? Only one fish is the same as the one in Omar’s picture. Help Omar spot it!

Omar was very excited when he woke up the next morning…
Omar: Yay! I don't have to work again! I'm sure all those silly sheep are gone now! I'm so lucky that I caught a Wishing Fish!
Karim: Omar! Why are you still in bed? Go herd the sheep with your brothers!
Omar: (thinking) Oh, no!

The days passed and Omar continued to look after the sheep with his brothers. The only thing that changed was the weather. It was getting hotter and hotter and hotter…
Omar: Stupid fish! My wish didn't come true! Oh! It's so hot! I'd like some rain!

But the rain didn't come. Each day was hotter than the day before. The grass stopped growing and the sheep had nothing to eat. Many sheep were sick… Then, one night, Omar's father made an announcement…
Karim: I have bad news. The sheep are sick and some are dead. We can no longer sell wool at the market. We have very little money to buy food. You boys must go to the nearby villages to look for work, otherwise we will starve.

Omar was very sad and very worried. Then, he remembered his wish…
Omar: Oh no! This is all my fault! I wanted the sheep to disappear and they have! Now we have no money! I must go catch the Wishing Fish again!

Activity Page
1
Look and say.
2
What is Karim saying? Read and match 1-7 with a-g.
a. b. c. d. e. f. g.
3
Look at the pictures and the notes and write what happened in the story.
1. weather/get/hotter/and/hotter
2. grass/stop/growing
3. The sheep/have/nofood/eat
4. many/sheep/be/sick
5. Omar’s family/have/very little money
6. Omar/be/very sad/and/worried
Activity Page
4
Use the words in the box and write sentences.
1. Omar is
1. Omar is
3.
4.
5.
6.

The next day, Omar took the fishing pole and ran to the river…
Omar: I hope I catch the Wishing Fish again!

Omar was shocked when he arrived at the river… It was as dry as a bone.
Omar: Oh no! The rain stopped and the river dried up! All the fish are dead and the Wishing Fish is gone!
Then, Omar started to cry...

He cried and cried and slowly the river filled up with his tears…The fish came to life again... Omar was a very lucky boy because the Wishing Fish heard him crying and swam to him…
Omar: Oh Wishing Fish, you are back! You must help me, please!
Wishing Fish: I did help you, Omar. You wanted the sheep to disappear. You didn't want to work any more. I made your wish come true.

Omar: I know! But I was wrong! I was foolish! We have no sheep and we can't sell any wool. We have no money, no food! I see now that work is important! Please, change everything back to the way it was!
Wishing Fish: You learned an important lesson, Omar. All right, I'll change everything back to the way it was…

Activity Page
1
Look and say.
2
Do the crossword and complete the sentences.

1. Omar was when he arrived at the river.
2. It was as dry as a .
3. All the fish were .
4. Omar started to cry and the river up with his tears.
5. The fish came to again.
6. Omar learned an important that day
7. Omar was wrong and
8. The Wishing Fish everything back to the way it was.

1↓
3↓
2→
5↓
4→
7↓
6→
8→
Activity Page
3
What did the Wishing Fish tell Omar? Read and check.

I did help you, Omar.
But I was wrong!
You wanted the sheep to disappear.
Now you have no money, no food!
You learned an important lesson.
All right, I’ll change everything back to the way it was.

4
What is Omar saying? Use the Wishing Fish’s words to uncode Omar’s. Can you find the missing word in the box?

7
4
3
5
13
10
10
19
7
5
2		 !
7
5
12
12

6
10
4
1
2
3
1
?
?
?
?
7
5

7
8
9
10
11
1
3
6
1

Just then, the rain started. It rained and rained and rained and the grass started to grow. The sick sheep grew strong and Omar learned to be a good shepherd. He worked hard and soon the family had enough wool to sell at the market. Omar was very happy and so was his family.
Karim: You are a hard worker, Omar. We are very proud of you!
Omar: Thank you, Father.

So, Omar never used his magic fishing pole again and he never made a foolish wish again!

Activity Page
1
Look and say
2
Look at the pictures and make sentences. Then, write 1-4 in the boxes to put them in order.
Omar/be/happy/and so/be/his family.
It/rain/and/grass/start/to/grow
Omar/learn/to/be/good/shepherd/and/he/work/hard.
Omar/never/use/magic fishing pole/and/never/make/ foolish wish/again
once................................................
long ago.....................................
live ...................................................
boy...................................................
called.............................................
parents.........................................
brothers ......................................
small .............................................
house ...........................................
village .........................................
work .............................................
very ...............................................
hard ..............................................
* lazy ...........................................
hate.................................................
always ........................................
forget-forgot .........................
feed-fed .....................................
chicken .......................................
* plant..........................................
vegetables ..............................
never ............................................
help ...............................................
think-thought ......................
* take a nap ....................
under ...........................................
tree ................................................
when ............................................
turn…years old ................
father ..........................................
tell-told ......................................
it's time to .............................
look after ................................
* sheep ......................................
family .........................................
have-had ..................................
many ...........................................
good .............................................
shepherd ..................................
enough .......................................
old ..................................................
now ...............................................
must .............................................
take care of ..........................
disappoint ..............................
do my best ............................
at all ............................................
sit-sat ..........................................
here ...............................................
wander off .........................
do-did ..........................................
most ..............................................
tired ..............................................
for a while .............................
silly ...............................................
themselves .............................
angry ...........................................
sheepdog .................................
better ..........................................
than ..............................................
I'm sorry ..................................
try ...................................................
say-said .....................................
sunny ..........................................
day ................................................
go-went .....................................
* market ...................................
mother .......................................
give-gave ..................................
money ........................................
buy-bought ............................
* fruit ..........................................
food ..............................................
anything ..................................
else ................................................
with ..............................................
love ................................................
interesting ..............................
thing ............................................
like .................................................
spices ..........................................
delicious ...................................
bread ...........................................
also ...............................................
people .........................................
* snake charmer ..............
* magician .............................
look at .......................................
wonder ......................................
what .............................................
strange ......................................
man ...............................................
see-saw ......................................
tall .................................................
dressed in ...............................
black ............................................
clothes ........................................
sell-sold .....................................
* fishing pole ......................
walk up .......................... ...........
Hello .............................................
young ..........................................
Would you like...? ..........
Thank you ..............................
boring .........................................
fish (v.) ......................................
* fish (n.) ................................
more .............................................
magic ..........................................
if .......................................................
catch-caught ........................
might ...........................................
make a wish come true
.............................................................
Really?..........................................
want .............................................
wait ...............................................
never mind ............................
Goodbye ...................................
good luck ................................
return ..........................................
show ............................................
* look ..........................................
Stop it! ......................................
* disappointed ...............
* talk ...........................................
room ............................................
next ...............................................
* river ..........................................
right .............................................
feel-felt .......................................
pull ................................................
on the line .............................
big ..................................................
wonderful ...............................
dinner .........................................
tonight .......................................
happy for ................................
ordinary ...................................
Please .........................................
let-let ...........................................
make-made ............................
anything ..................................
all ....................................................
disappear ................................
Your wish is granted
.............................................................
water ...........................................
* excited ...................................
wake up ....................................
morning ....................................
sure ...............................................
lucky ............................................
Why? ............................................
still ................................................
herd ..............................................
pass ..............................................
continue ...................................
weather .....................................
get hotter ...............................
stupid ..........................................
hot .................................................
some ............................................
rain ................................................
each ..............................................
before ..........................................
* grass ........................................
stop ...............................................
grow-grew ..............................
nothing ......................................
eat-ate ........................................
* sick ...........................................
night ............................................
announcement ...................
news .............................................
dead ............................................
can-could .............................
* wool .........................................
little ..............................................
nearby ........................................
otherwise ................................
starve ..........................................
sad .................................................
* worried .................................
remember ................................
fault .............................................
again ...........................................
* run-ran ..................................
hope .............................................
* shocked ................................
arrive ...........................................
as dry as a bone ............
.............................................................
dry up ........................................
* cry .............................................
start ..............................................
slowly .........................................
fill up ..........................................
* tears ........................................
come to life ..........................
hear-heard ..............................
* swim-swam .......................
any more ...............................
know-knew ........................
wrong .........................................
foolish ........................................
I see ..............................................
important ...............................
change .......................................
everything back the
way it was ......................
.............................................................
learn a lesson ....................
all right .....................................
just ...............................................
grow strong ..........................
* proud ......................................
hard worker .........................
use .................................................